Better Homes and Gardens Baking Step by Step by Homes, Better -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Title Page Copyright A word about the Better Homes and Gardens® Test Kitchen What's in this book? Something new—for you. Intro to Baking

How to use this book Baker’s Toolbox Measure & Mix Baker’s Toolbox continued Cutting Edge Baker’s Toolbox continued Baker’s Dozen Purchasing Bakeware Baking Dishes Mixing It Up Baker’s Toolbox continued Cookware Baking Ingredients Dairy Products Eggs Fats & Oils Sugar Flour Chocolate Nuts Spices Apples Bananas Coconut Dried Fruit Berries Peaches & Nectarines Cranberries Citrus How do I buy and prepare pears? Carrots Garlic Ginger Rhubarb Herbs Zucchini & Yellow Squash How do I work with leeks? Onions & Green Onions Peppers Baking Techniques & Tricks How do I measure ingredients? How do I combine wet and dry ingredients? How do I cut in butter? How do I soften cream cheese? How do I beat mixtures? How do I keep baked goods from sticking to the pan? What does it mean to lightly flour a surface? How do I make a basic Raspberry Sauce? How do I remove cakes and quick breads from the pan? How do I use a rolling pin? How do I work with bread dough? How do I make Caramel Sauce? How do I use a sieve? What does it mean to drop from a rounded teaspoon? What does it mean to fold in ingredients? Top 10 tricks only the pros know Storing Baked Goods Odds and Ends Baking in Thin Air Emergency Subs Kitchen Safety

Oven-Fresh Cookies

Chocolate Chip Cookies Cookie-Baking Basics Everything Good Cookies Oatmeal Cookies Ultimate Chocolate-Dipped Cookies Frosted Walnut Cookies Brown Sugar Icebox Cookies Two-Tone Peanut Butter Slices Sugar-and-Spice Coffee Slices Buttery Mint Slices Pistachio Biscotti Snickerdoodles Cherry-Walnut Balls Peanut Butter Blossoms Eggnog Nut Thumbprints Chocolaty Caramel Thumbprints Pecan Shortbread Logs Cranberry-Fig Tassies Sugar Cookie Cutouts Shortbread Chocolate-Cherry Pockets Lime Zingers Gingerbread Cutouts

Beyond Square Bars & Brownies

Banana-Chocolate Chip Bars Peanut Butter Blondie Bars Toffee Fingers Ultimate Bar Cookies Holiday Layer Bars Northwest Pecan Treats Cranberry Pear Bars Rhubarb Bars Lemon Curd Bars Oatmeal-Caramel Bars Pumpkin Bars Coconut-Date Bars Peppermint-Fudge Brownie Bites Fudgy Brownies Chunky Path Brownies Candy Bar Brownies Cappuccino Brownies Cream Cheese Brownies Raspberry and White Chocolate Brownies

Irresistible Cakes

Yellow Cake Cake-Baking Basics White Cake Chocolate Cake Chocolate-Peppermint Fantasy Cake German Chocolate Cake White Chocolate Snowdrift Cake How do I make basic frostings for my cakes? Lemon-Berry Ribbon Torte Pumpkin Cake Roll Strawberry Cake Roll Tinted Angel Cake Sour Cream-Walnut Date Cake With Tangerine Glaze Malibu Rum Baby Cakes Lime-Infused Coconut Cake Upside-Down Peach Caramel Crunch Cake Upside-Down One-Bowl Apple Cake Polenta and Plum Cake Molten Chocolate Cakes With Cherry Compote Walnut-Cappuccino Torte

Everyday Snack Cakes & Cupcakes

Chocolate Candy-Graham Cake Chocolate Chip-Oatmeal Cake Applesauce Cake Rhubarb and Spice Snacking Cake Triple-Nut Zucchini Cake Pineapple-Carrot Loaves Banana Split Cake Orange-Rosemary Pound Cake Cranberry Pound Cake Gooey Butter Cake Simple White Cupcakes with Creamy Frosting Little Pumpkin Cakes Peanut Butter Cupcakes

Luscious Cheesecakes & Shortcakes

Cherry Cheesecake Bars Key Lime Cheesecake Bars Cheesecake Supreme Cheesecake-Baking Basics Sour Cream-Pumpkin Cheesecake Café au Lait Cheesecake Spinach-Blue Cheese Cheesecake Orange-Ginger Baby Cheesecakes Caramel Apples and Cranberry Pecan Shortcakes Strawberry Shortcakes Chocolate-Raspberry Shortcakes Peanutty Ice Cream Shortcakes

Anytime Desserts

Apple-Cranberry Dessert Fruit Crisp Cherry Cobbler Triple-Berry Pudding Cake Dessert Oven Pancake Heavenly White-in-White Meringues Bread Pudding With Whiskey Sauce Chocolate Bread Pudding Strawberry Soufflé Crème Brûlée Raspberry Crème Brûlée Banana Caramel Custard Chocolate Flan

Perfect Pies & Tarts

Pastry for Single-Crust Pie How do I make a basic pie? Pastry for Double-Crust Pie How do I Make A Cream Pie? How do I make a basic fruit pie? Fool-Your-Family Peach Pie Caramel Apple Pie Lattice Cherry Pie Chocolate Pecan Pie Mixed Berry Cream Pie Best Pumpkin Pie On the Edge Chocolate-Mascarpone Raspberry Pie Caramel-Pecan French Silk Pie Lemon Meringue Pie Peppermint-Fudge Pie Ham and Cheese Quiche Two-Cheese Vegetable Quiche Triple Onion Appetizer Tart Winter Vegetable Tarts with Bacon and Goat Cheese Key Lime Tart Brown Butter Tart Peach-Almond Tart Dried Pear and Chocolate-Caramel Tart

Pastry Shop Specialties

Cream Puffs How do I make cream puffs? Manchego Cheese Appetizer Puffs Lemon-Pistachio Bites Raspberry Danish Rosettes White Chocolate and Berries Dessert Pastries Brie en Croûte with Cherries and Pecans Spinach-Prosciutto Palmiers Pistachio-Apricot Cups Fresh Berry Napoleons Creamy Pumpkin Strudels Mushroom-Cheese Appetizer Bundles Spinach and Feta Phyllo Triangles Apple Dumpling Roll-Ups Easy Chocolate- Almond Croissants

Quick-As-Can-Be Muffins & Breads

Muffins How do I make a basic muffin? One Muffin, 12 Ways Carrot-Pineapple Muffins Gingerbread-Sour Cream Muffins Banana Crunch Muffins Lemon Curd-Oat Muffins Maple Bran Muffins Pumpkin-Praline Muffins Chocolate-Cashew Bread Banana Bread Cinnamon-Nut Bread Quick Seed Bread Apple Pie Bread Corn Bread Coconut-Pecan Coffee Cake Cream Cheese-Berry Coffee Cake Blueberry Streusel Coffee Cake Walnut-Pear Sour Cream Coffee Cake

Scrumptious Scones & Biscuits

Biscuits Supreme How do I make a basic biscuit? Savory Biscuit Sticks Herbed Cheese And Bacon Biscuits ProsciuttoBiscuits Lemon-BlueberryBiscuits Scones One Scone, 12 Ways Fresh Cranberry Scones Double Chocolate Scones Gorgonzola Cheese and Green Onion Scones Flax Soda Bread

Your Daily Breads

Oatmeal Batter Bread 3-Way Bread Dough How do I make basic yeast bread? Country-Style Semolina Bread Frozen Whole Wheat Bread Dough Fix-ups Onion-Sage Focaccia Refrigerator Dinner Rolls Three-Grain Cloverleaf Rolls Florentine-Feta Rolls Wasabi Shrimp-Stuffed Buns Pine Nut and Herb Twirled Breadsticks Potato Pancetta Galette Spiced Maple Pull-Aparts Easy Cinnamon Spirals Cinnamon Rolls Cranberry-Orange Tea Ring

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